The seniors at the Baruch Addition public housing complex bundled up this afternoon and joined State Sen. Daniel Squadron to celebrate a victory years in the making.
State elected officials are hoping some good can come from the death of 25-year-old Stephen Hewett-Brown, who was crushed New Year's Eve in an elevator accident on the Lower East Side.
State Sen. Daniel Squadron and Assemblyman Keith Wright renewed...
It's definitely a hot topic: how to improve city bus service. Coming up November 17, State Sen. Daniel Squadron is hosting an MTA Bus Town Hall Meeting. The event is meant to build off of conversations that were started...
People who live in and around NYCHA's Rutgers Houses have been complaining for years about the sorry state of the sidewalks bordering the public housing complex. Today, crews are finally finishing up a replacement project that got a little...
A short time ago, State Sen. Daniel Squadron released a report documenting the worst subway stations in his district, which covers Lower Manhattan and sections of Brooklyn.
Over the summer, 52 stations in the 26th State Senate District were evaluated...
Hearings of the State Legislature are not often held on the Lower East Side. But last week at the Henry Street Settlement, there was a joint-hearing of the Senate’s Social Services and Children and Families Committees. The hearing was...
A couple of weeks ago we heard from State Sen. Daniel Squadron, who told us his office had finally persuaded the city's 311 supervisors to make it easier for residents to file complaints about intercity buses.
Local elected officials had...
The Alfred E. Smith Houses will be seeing a security upgrade thanks to $450,000 in state funding. Last week, State Sen. Daniel Squadron led a meeting at the 12-building NYCHA complex to discuss the installation of new rooftop cameras....
State Sen. Daniel Squadron and officials with the New York City Housing Authority met with residents of the Baruch Addition, 72 Columbia St., last week to go over details of a new security system set for installation this year....
Last week, State Sen. Daniel Squadron honored Lower east Side community activist Aixa Torres as a "Woman of Distinction." The annual celebration recognizes outstanding women statewide.
Torres is the tenant president at the Alfred E. Smith public housing development, located...
